Michael Azerrad is a music journalist who has written for a number of magazines, including "Rolling Stone", "Spin", & "Billboard". He is the author of "Come As You Are: The Story of Nirvana", & "Screaming Life: A Chronicle of the Seattle Music Scene". He lives in New York City.
Mark Weissis a poet, translator, publisher, and editor. His publications include six books of poetry; as coeditor,Across the Line/Al otro lado: The Poetry of Baja California; and as translator,Stet: Selected Poems of Joseacute; Kozer.